Sen. Barrasso; photo from Senate websiteSen. John Barrasso, M.D. (R-Wyo.) spoke to Fox News on Wednesday as his colleague Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) was in the final stretch of his not-a-filibuster speech about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).

Barrasso said there are “big problems ahead” in implementing Obamacare. He said Congress should keep government open, but he will not vote to fund the law Democrats passed.

The Wyoming Republican said there are still 20 taxes in Obamacare even if the bill is defunded. He said, “We need to repeal it and replace it with patient-centered care…affordable quality care.”

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) set a youthful, determined stance in comparison to the ageing GOP Old Guard. Still standing on the U.S. Senate floor after starting his not-a-filibuster speech on Tuesday, and still articulate and energetic, Cruz fielded questions laden with remarks from fellow senators. He even brought up the Star Wars films, saying, “This is a fight to get the empire to listen to the people.”

Photo of Sen. Cruz on Senate floor (Frame grab/C-SPAN)Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) took to the floor of the U.S. Senate on Tuesday to make a long speech—technically not a filibuster—about the perils of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).

Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) appears obsessed with “anarchists” of late, resorting to name Anarchy symbol [Wikipedia: Linuxerist, Froztbyte, Arcy]calling over what amounts to a disagreement on public policy. While Reid should not be surprised that government reformers, tea party types and others opposed to socialism do not like the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), a personal attack on his opposition suggests Reid is clueless on several points.

Harry Reid loves Obamacare as long as it doesn't apply fully to himself or to his home state. Or his labor cronies. And select corporations.Most media right now are following the meme set up by Democrats. Blame any government shutdown on Republicans.

Republicans have tried dozens of times to stop the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act commonly called Obamacare. The U.S. House controlled by Republicans voted on Friday to fund government spending until December, but they stripped out funding for Obamacare.

Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid said:

"Republicans are simply postponing for a few days the inevitable choice they must face: pass a clean bill to fund the government, or force a shutdown. I have said it before but it seems to bear repeating: the Senate will not pass any bill that defunds or delays Obamacare.”

What Harry left out—Dems have already both defunded and delayed Obamacare.

As the controversy over the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act commonly called Obamacare continues, President Barack Obama has placed all responsibility for a potential government shutdown on Republicans.

Photo of U.S. Capitol Police from U.S. House of RepresentativesDid an “armed police team” receive orders to stand down as contractor Aaron Alexis proceeded to shoot people at the US Navy Yard? Could those officers, members of the Containment and Emergency Reponse Team (CERT), have saved lives?

Those are questions the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) provoked in an article issued from the news outlet’s Washington office.